Suspects menaced Plattekill homeowner, deputies say

PLATTEKILL, N.Y. -- Five people are facing charges in connection with an incident Wednesday in which the group showed up at a home in Plattekill armed with baseball bats and other weapons to use on the homeowner, struck someone there with a car and threw rocks at the home, Ulster County sheriff's deputies said.

The following people were arrested:

o John Levandowski, 18, of 90 Taft St., Newburgh, who was charged with felony criminal mischief; and conspiracy and menacing, misdemeanors.

Deputies said they responded to a home on Old Unionville Road in the town of Plattekill at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday following a report of several people arriving with baseball bats and other weapons to confront the homeowner.

Additionally, a car operated by Campo recklessly struck a person at the home while pulling into the driveway, deputies said. The victim suffered minor injuries and was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Newburgh.

Deputies said the driver and the others in the car then got out and began throwing rocks at the homeowner's car, causing substantial damage.

Deputies said that by the time they arrived, the suspects had left in a car heading south on state Route 32 toward the town of Newburgh. The Ulster County sheriff's deputies broadcast a description of the car to surrounding agencies, but it was not immediately found.

Deputies were able to locate it on Ulster Avenue in the village of Walden, where all five suspects were taken into custody and charged.

They were arraigned and released on their own recognizance pending an appearance in Plattekill Town Court.